Jian maran phalu dasarath pava
Jian maran phalu dasarath pava
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 156 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
जिअन मरन फलु दसरथ पावा। अंड अनेक अमल जसु छावा॥ जिअत राम बिधु बदनु निहारा। राम बिरह करि मरनु सँवारा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jiana marana phalu dasaratha pāvā। aṃḍa aneka amala jasu chāvā॥ jiata rāma bidhu badanu nihārā। rāma biraha kari maranu saṃvārā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
Dasharatha alone reaped the fruits of both living and dying; his pure fame spread through countless worlds. While alive he beheld Shri Rama's moonlike face, and by taking Rama's separation as the occasion, he perfected his death.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 156 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Dashrath's Last Words and His Death”. The episode describes Dasharatha's grief-stricken final words to Sumantra and his death from separation from Rama.
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